Acepimp

Introduced by Rep. Paul Baumbach, a Democrat, the Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB 160) has an amendment which says “intellectually disabled” terminally ill people may be killed.


Delaware Push for Intellectually Disabled Assisted Suicide

Assisted suicide/euthanasia advocates want a very broad and easy latitude to have death by overdose or lethal jab.

They hide this truth behind blithe assurances of strict protections and feigned desires to limit assisted suicide to the very few as a “safety valve.” They say it will always be limited to the competent. But sometimes, they let that cat out of the bag before legalization.

Such is the case in Delaware where the sponsor of that state’s assisted suicide legalization bill has amended the proposal to include the terminally ill ”intellectually disabled,” who by definition, will often not be able to fully comprehend the nature of what is being discussed.

First, note the definition of “intellectually disability,” standard in the field. From Amendment 2 to House Bill 160:

“Intellectual disability” means a disability, that originated before the age of 18, characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.”

This means disabled people with significant intellectual impairments. They could be eligible for assisted suicide if a social worker says they understand (my emphasis):

(b) If the patient has a documented intellectual disability, the attending physical shall refer the patient to a licensed clinical social worker who shall ensure that the patient fully understands the information provided pursuant to § 2504B(3).

No medication to end a patient’s life in a humane and dignified manner may be prescribed unless the licensed clinical social worker has confirmed in writing to the attending physician that the patient understands the information provided pursuant to § 2504B(3).”

These are people who can’t legally enter contracts! They can’t control where they live! They can’t make their own medical decisions! They also can’t vote, pursuant to the Delaware Constitution!

No person adjudged mentally incompetent . . . or incapacitated under the provisions of this Constitution from voting, shall enjoy the right of an elector. DEL. CONST. art. 5, § 2.

Yet, if they have a terminal illness, they are going to be able to commit assisted suicide if a social worker–who may be ideologically predisposed in favor–confirms that they “understand” that they are receiving a poison prescription?

It doesn’t even require approval of a guardian, as would corrective surgery or treatment to cure or palliate. Good grief!

Assisted suicide corrupts everything it touches. For those with eyes to see, let them see.

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beerptrol

"Intellectually Disabled” means the OP

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“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.”
-- Ulysses S. Grant

RedFred

He's relieved he doesn't live in the US.

Bladewire

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The racist Trump supporters want to kill blacks and Muslims who they think are inferior human beings but they try to peg Democrats as wanting to kill what Trump supporters feel are inferior human beings.

More Nazi projection from the fascist right

If this was my thread about Trump Acepimp would be cutting pasting Trump memes over and over again to derail my thread, like he has every Trump thread of mine for weeks now.

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escorpio

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thinks Asians and Hispanics are inferior to whites


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Acepimp

Get a clue, moron:

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newB

I once knew a guy who was good looking but "off." Would reintroduce himself the first dozen or so times you met. Would launch right into topics he was interested in, as if everyone shared his enthusiasm for the subject. Overall impression was a child in a late 20-something year old's body.

Apparently he had been high and driving his motor-cycle when he had an accident that resulted in head trauma. The absolute worst thing about this is that he KNEW what had happened to him and was aware of his impairments. His family was wealthy, so he didn't have to worry about his finances and occupied himself by speaking at schools about the dangers of drugs. But that wasn't enough. Eventually, he committed suicide.

I think suicide is awful - especially for those who are left behind. But if someone is so completely miserable in life, is it our place to tell them that they must endure?

"You have to endure the unbearable, because the idea of suicide makes me feel bad." That's pretty fucked up.

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